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ArticleNano research2018

PEGylation of therapeutic oligonucletides: From linear to highly branched PEG architectures.

Xueguang Lu, Ke Zhang

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Article in Nano research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Nanopore-Based Profiling of PEGylation in Nucleic Acid Therapeutics.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2026
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  8. Therapeutic Applications of Aptamers.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  9. Enabling safer, more potent oligonucleotide therapeutics with bottlebrush polymer conjugates.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2024
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  20. Aptamer Applications in Emerging Viral Diseases.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Xueguang LuDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Ke ZhangDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.

Funding

Making Oligonucleotides Better Biopharmaceuticals by Steric ProtectionR01GM121612 · NIGMS · NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY · PI Ke Zhang · 2017 to 2026
$3.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM121612
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PEGylation, the attachment of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), has been adopted to improve the pharmacokinetic properties of oligonucleotide therapeutics for nearly 30 years. Prior efforts mainly focused on the investigation of linear or slightly branched PEG having different molecular weights, terminal functional groups, and possible oligonucleotide sites for functionalization. Recent studies on highly branched PEG (including brush, star, and micellar structures) indicate superior properties in several areas including cellular uptake, gene regulation efficacy, reduction of side effects, and biodistribution. This review focuses on comparing the effects of PEG architecture on the physiochemical and biological properties of the PEGylated oligonucleotide.

Indexed as

antisenseaptamerbrush polymeroligonucleotidePEGylationphosphorothioatesmall interfering RNA

Identifiers

PMID30740197
PMCPMC6366847

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